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The purpose of this chapter is to review the children’s version of the Halstead—Reitan neuropsychological test batteries for children. The Halstead—Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery for Children 9 to 14 years of age (Reitan & Davison, 1974) and the Reitan—Indiana Test Battery for Children ages 5 through 8 (Reitan, 1969) are two children’s batteries based on the adult version of the Halstead—Reitan (Reitan & Wolfsun, 1985). These two batteries will be discussed in terms of their development and validity. This discussion will be followed by a description of the measures, their administration, scoring, and the functional domains they are purported to measure. Finally, the interpretation of test results obtained from the Halstead—Reitan and the Reitan—Indiana will be discussed.
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Nussbaum, N.L., Bigler, E.D. (1997). Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Batteries for Children. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5351-6_11
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